By Favour Olekanma The Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has convicted and sentenced the duo of Onah Henry Chinonso a.k.a Sandra ...
By Favour Olekanma
The Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has convicted and
sentenced the duo of Onah Henry Chinonso a.k.a Sandra Morales and Puklong
Michael Longhom a.k.a Robertech to prison for internet fraud.
The convicts were prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Command of
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on separate one-count
charges, bordering on criminal impersonation on social media.
Chinonso’s charge reads: “That you, Onah Henry Chinonso
(a.k.a Sandra Morales), male, sometime in May 2024 in Jos, Plateau State,
within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, fraudulently impersonated one
Sandra Morales (a female American, residing in Miami, United States) on ‘Facebook’
(an online social media application), with intent to gain advantage for
yourself and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 22(2)(b)(i) of
the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention etc)Act, 2015 and punishable under
Section 22(2)(b)(iv) of the same Act.”
The count charge for Longhom reads: “That you Puklong
Michael Longhom (a.k.a Robertech) sometime in May, 2024 in Jos, Plateau State,
within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, fraudulently impersonated one
Robertech (a Tech expert) on social media platform (Instagram Application) with
intent to gain advantage for yourself and thereby committed an offence contrary
to Section 22(2)(b)(i) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention etc)Act,
2015 and punishable under Section 22(2)(b)(iv) of the same Act.”
The duo pleaded guilty to their charges when they were read
to them, prompting prosecution counsel, Musa Usman Gadaka, who appeared with
Mariya Nasaude Usman and Fatima Ustaz Usman to urge the court to convict and
sentence them accordingly.
Justice R.M. Aikawa, thereafter convicted and sentenced
Chinonso to five years imprisonment or a fine of N500,000.00, Five Hundred
Thousand Naira, while he handed Longhom four years imprisonment or a fine of
N500,000.00, Five Hundred Thousand Naira, as well.
No comments